A national holiday in Mexico, Día de los Muertos mixes Catholic traditions with its Aztec roots in the celebration ... Here are six important symbols of Día de los Muertos.
Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...
This three-day Aztec celebration in late October, which has its roots in southern Mexico, honors the memory ... In late October, popular Day of the Dead symbols appear, including bright paper ...
On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza ... earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli (pronounced tlal-TEK-tli)—the symbol of the Aztec life and death cycle, squatting to give birth while drinking ...